quirted

Definition of quirtednext
past tense of quirt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirted
Verb
  • Splitting those 36 counties into three slices helps to show how the homebuying burden has changed from 2025’s fourth quarter to not-so-recent lows in buying’s financial burden – a decade-plus ago, just after the Great Recession slashed prices.
    Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
  • In California, lawmakers responded to the local news crisis with a series of efforts that have been killed off or slashed down.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Some women have switched from generic medication to available brand names, which costs them as much as $300 a month and are not covered by insurance.
    Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
  • For a second pass, Union switched to Jude’s Haze pumps with a charcoal gray coat cut like a long blazer.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The president has lashed out at current Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over the Fed's slow-and-steady approach to interest rate cuts over the last year.
    Joe Walsh, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Tony Khan’s History Of Online Controversies On New Year’s Eve in 2021, Tony Khan lashed out on Twitter at former AEW star Big Swole for her complaints about AEW’s lack of diversity.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Atkinson whipped his arm against the nearby referee before the whistle was blown.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
  • In an age when polarized politics have whipped extremists into a frenzy and disagreeing with someone’s views justifies physical assault among fringe elements, the assault on Omar is a new abysmal milestone of societal degradation.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • By then, Achiuwa had already beaten Tyler Kolek in a foot race to the ball, and Brown flailed his arms in frustration while screaming for his All-Star to get off the floor.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Kickboxing robots flailed wildly before falling over, and some sprinters crashed into rivals.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Patriots leaned on Los Angeles offensively and thrashed them on defense, circling Justin Herbert in the first half before swarming him for four sacks in the second.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The Giants followed that up by getting thrashed by the Eagles in Philadelphia this past Sunday.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If carefully tanned, well made, and properly cared for, a real fur hat or coat should last for decades.
    Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Senators captain Brady Tkachuk — still tanned after returning from summer break — addressed the media to discuss the season ahead and eventually offered his two cents on changing NHL fashion.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • These scourged the poor harder than anyone else.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Quirted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quirted. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.

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